GRan Turismo 5 delayed again....LOL

Man iI wish I could have bet on this but I am sure no one would have took the bet.

I bet you thought that Polyphony Digital was going to stick to the release date for the Playstation 3's Gran Turismo 5 unveiled at E3 earlier this year? Boy were you wrong.

Sony confirmed this morning that the storied racing game will not be available Nov. 2. This is a global delay.

Writing on the official Playstation Blog, SCEA producer Taku Imasaki had this to say about the date change:

We sincerely apologize to GT fans for the delay, however, creator Kazunori Yamauchi and the team at Polyphony Digital want to make certain they are creating the perfect racing experience, and we are confident that this ambitious game will exceed expectations when it launches.

We'll have more information for you in the near future.2, but said that it will be coming this "holiday season."

Unveiled at E3 in 2006, one can't help but wonder what could have caused the developer to stall the game's launch so close to the release date. We're checking in with Sony to see if we can get more details.

Although there is no mention of a delay in other regions for the game, I suspect that this is a worldwide push since the game was initially slated to hit around the world within the same day or two.

Update: SCEA tells Kotaku that the delay is indeed global adding that they can't elaborate on whether "holiday season" could mean early 2011. When asked for specifics about the cause of the delay they only said that "Polyphony is optimizing ever aspect to provide the best racing experience."

I like the game so far.....its classic GT so if you like series you will be happy. A and B licenses are done....have a missed like 4 Gold out of 20 so far. Trying not to pull my hair out. Some of the A licenses were super easy. The racing is super smooth and in cockpit view is very drivable. I sill like customizing my car like Forza.....wish this series would allow that one day.

yea, the game is awesome..very realistic driving. you can feel everything. only have 2 more golds on the B license, I haven't started the A yet. Don't use a HOT B-Spec driver..if he gets in a tense situation he'll start spinning out or hitting the walls because he's trying to hard. I haven't done any online racing. I have a E92 M3 and a Nissan GT-R fully modified that I use for the main races, and then I just use the gifts for the others. I can't find a classic japanese or euro car for those events. Any ideas?